It's a shame to see someone pass away at the peak of their career and life. What this guy did for Apple over the last ten years was incredible. And he did it while being a really ill guy for most of those years. It's just heartbreaking, there are no words.

I'm pretty sad about this and just how sad took me by surprise initially.

where I am with it is this:

Jobs was the real deal. Yeah, he had an ego, and a temper but who doesn't, really, especially among people who lead companies or countries.

You think a shrinking violet would have any chance of leading a company that does what Apple does?

So, with Steve, he talked about excellence and he delivered. Unlike so many other entities which merely do the talking part.

But also, AS I use Macs and Apple software, there's simply an undeniable care and careing that shines through..the thoughtfulness about what a user might need. And elegance that says "we respect you, we resonate with you and we want to help make your work and creating experience as good as it can be."

And that came from Steve. Clearly he imbued others with those values whom will carry on the vision.

One more thing...

I watched the Standford graduation address last night..was goosebumpy as I listened..And I think that we can take comfort when we think about Steve is that he REALLY lived his life while he was alive.

He wasn't phonin' it in..wasn't coasting...wasn't on auto-pilot.

Good lesson for us all, just another in the many lessons he taught us.

I always secretly fantasized about meeting Steve..you know, the geek in me, wanting to hang out and have a beer and talk Macs and things, but in using the Apple products, I feel like I have the embodiment of anything he might have said about it.

I always secretly fantasized about meeting Steve..you know, the geek in me, wanting to hang out and have a beer and talk Macs and things, but in using the Apple products, I feel like I have the embodiment of anything he might have said about it.

Me too. It almost came off as a motivational speech and/or meeting in my mind as well. A religious experience on the level of meeting the Pope or Dalai Lama. A meeting that would inspire my journeys forward. The kind of inspiration you would get after meeting a childhood hero.